Dennis Kucinich: “I had an amendment, Mr. Chairman, at the desk I believe under title 8. I just wanted to make sure that that will not be…”

I will tell you, while I--I salute this chair for taking this on, because at the bottom of this you have special interest groups who would resist any deeper research on it because it's going to affect their bottom line.

I certainly hope that today's hearing is not going to be perceived as an effort to exploit a tragedy for political purposes 27 days out from an election.

The burning of coal is the single largest anthropogenic source of mercury air emissions, having more than tripled since 1970.

American drones in Pakistan have killed as many as 3,378 people. Drones in Yemen have killed as many as 1,952 people. Drones in Somalia have killed as many as 170 people. We've not declared war on any of these nations, but our weapons have…